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Polish PM:

'We won’t arrest Netanyahu if he attends Auschwitz commemoration'

Following ICC warrant, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Netanyahu will have safe passage and will not face arrest if he attends the 80th-anniversary commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz later this month.

'We won’t arrest Netanyahu if he attends Auschwitz commemoration'

“Warsaw 1943 = Gaza 2025”

Holocaust memorial in Warsaw vandalized

Umschlagplatz monument in Poland's capital sprayed with red graffiti reading “Warsaw 1943 = Gaza 2025”.

Holocaust memorial in Warsaw vandalized

Because of ICC warrants:

PM won't go to 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation events

Israeli PM reportedly to skip events in Poland marking the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz death camp due to concerns he will be arrested in accordance with the ICC warrants against him.

PM won't go to 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation events

Historian:

Germans didn't coerce Poles to shoot Jews during Holocaust

Polish police murdered Jews during the Holocaust with gusto and even without Nazi orders, new book claims.

Germans didn't coerce Poles to shoot Jews during Holocaust

Poland:

Warsaw Ghetto monument desecrated

Unknown vandals defaced the monument to the uprising with red paint. Local police have opened an investigation into the incident.

Warsaw Ghetto monument desecrated

An hour from Auschwitz:

Sign calls to gas the Jews

A placard that called to gas the Jews was spotted at a university protest less than an hour away from Auschwitz.

Sign calls to gas the Jews

Poland refuses to admit immigrants; suffers severe criticism

Human rights organizations, including the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, sent an open letter to the Prime Minister of Poland: 'Fluctuations in the region do not exempt us from being human.'

Poland refuses to admit immigrants; suffers severe criticism

Jewish, Israeli, volunteers join relief effort as floods continue

As thousands evacuate their homes in Poland, soldiers and emergency workers rush to fortify riverbanks and buildings with sandbags, deliver food and drinking water, rescue residents, and supply medical aid.

Jewish, Israeli, volunteers join relief effort as floods continue

Widespread flooding prompts Poland to declare state of emergency

At least 16 people have died from storm 'Boris' in Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Austria.

Widespread flooding prompts Poland to declare state of emergency

Founded in 1944? This Polish bakery has a little-known past

Before this famous Polish bakery ‘opened’ in 1944, it belonged to a Jewish family killed by the Nazis.

Founded in 1944? This Polish bakery has a little-known past

After three years:

Poland to return ambassador to Israel

Healing diplomatic crisis with Israel, Poland to appoint former intelligence and espionage chief Maciej Hunia as new ambassador to Israel.

Poland to return ambassador to Israel

Poland:

Workers find remains of synagogue destroyed by Nazis

Workers unearthed the remains of columns and walls that belonged to the Goldberg Synagogue in Otwock, Poland.

Workers find remains of synagogue destroyed by Nazis

Poland:

Lawmaker who extinguished menorah elected to EU Parliament

Grzegorz Braun, the Polish lawmaker who was criticized after extinguishing a Hanukkah menorah in Warsaw last year, elected to the European Parliament.

Lawmaker who extinguished menorah elected to EU Parliament

'We're all here for one reason'

Israeli contestant's answer to a journalist's shameful question

A Polish journalist asked Israeli Eurovision entry Eden Golan if she thought that her participation in the contest endangered other participants.

Israeli contestant's answer to a journalist's shameful question

Firebomb hurled at Warsaw synagogue

'Outrageous antisemitic attacks such as this can not be tolerated, perpetrators must be found and punished,' Israel's Amb. to Poland urges.

Firebomb hurled at Warsaw synagogue

Warsaw, Poland:

Rally of support and ‘Am Yisrael Chai'

Hundreds participate in rally supporting Israel in the main square of Warsaw. Rally organized by Christians who support Israel in Poland.

Rally of support and ‘Am Yisrael Chai'

Protester disrupts Holocaust event with PA flag

Anti-Israel demonstrator is removed from Warsaw Ghetto Uprising commemoration in Poland.

Protester disrupts Holocaust event with PA flag

Poland supports Israel again after Iranian attack

Following the recent Iranian attack, Poland has published messages of support for Israel - apparently mending relations damaged in the World Central Kitchen incident

Poland supports Israel again after Iranian attack

Amid Iranian threats:

Countries issue travel warnings to Israel

France, India, Russia, Poland and the United Kingdom warn citizens against travelling to Israel and, in some cases, the wider region.

Countries issue travel warnings to Israel

Poland:

Lawmaker who extinguished Hanukkah candles charged

Polish lawmaker who used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in parliament accused of insulting people on religious grounds.

Lawmaker who extinguished Hanukkah candles charged

Signs of antisemitism in Polish academia

Two universities in Poland cancelled events with Israeli author Yaakov Schechter "due to the situation in Israel." Israeli Ambassador to Poland, Dr. Yacov Livne: "Something bad is happening in Polish academia."

Signs of antisemitism in Polish academia

Did the Nazis burn this yeshiva's library? Maybe not

The Lublin Yeshiva Library was thought to be destroyed by the Nazis. Then its books started turning up.

Did the Nazis burn this yeshiva's library? Maybe not

Entrepreneur Brock Pierce:

'It is a war of information today'

Visionary philanthropist Brock Pierce shares insights on how modern innovations are helping shape the war against Hamas.

'It is a war of information today'

EJA chairman:

'Never Again is now'

Rabbi Menachem Margolin, chairman of the EJA, summarizes the organization's conference in Poland: 'Europe is ready to be much more serious against antisemitism."

'Never Again is now'

Poland:

Suspect arrested for defiling Jewish teacher's grave

According to the local police, the suspect stole equipment from a construction company that was performing maintenance work in the cemetery and on his way out he knocked over the tombstones.

Suspect arrested for defiling Jewish teacher's grave

Poland:

Lawmaker who put out Hanukkah candles loses immunity

Poland's parliament votes to remove immunity of lawmaker who used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in December.

Lawmaker who put out Hanukkah candles loses immunity

Grave of Bais Yaakov founder desecrated

Nazi slogans and symbols were sprayed into the historic grave of Sarah Schenirer near Krakow, Poland.

Grave of Bais Yaakov founder desecrated

Poll: 63% of Poles want MP who extinguished menorah to step down

New poll shows majority of Poles say far-right MP Grzegorz Braun should step down after extinguishing Hanukkah menorah in Parliament.

Poll: 63% of Poles want MP who extinguished menorah to step down

Student unsuspended despite holding anti-Israel protest sign

A student spotted with a sign showing an Israeli flag being discarded has been unsuspended from University of Warsaw's medical school.

Student unsuspended despite holding anti-Israel protest sign

Chabad rekindles menorah in Polish parliament

After Polish politician Gzregorz Braun sprayed a menorah in the Polish parliament with a fire extinguisher, Chabad relit the menorah today.

Chabad rekindles menorah in Polish parliament

Polish MP extinguishes Menorah in Polish parliament

Far-right and anti-Israel Polish politician Grzegorz Braun sprayed a Menorah in the Polish parliament with a fire extinguisher.

Polish MP extinguishes Menorah in Polish parliament

Polish politician: 'Israeli ambassador can go home or to hell'

A far-right Polish politician made antisemitic remarks against the Israeli ambassador to his country an called to 'stop Israelizing Poland'.

Polish politician: 'Israeli ambassador can go home or to hell'

Eyewitness testimony:

'The road was full of cars with bullet holes and dead bodies'

EMT rushed back from Poland trip to scenes of a massacre. 'I got on my ambulance and started doing missions.'

'The road was full of cars with bullet holes and dead bodies'

Jewish Foundation for the Righteous leader receives Polish medal

Stanlee Stahl receives Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit from Pres. Andrzej Duda for support of Polish rescuers of Jews during Holocaust.

Jewish Foundation for the Righteous leader receives Polish medal

Polish Justice Min. fumes: New movie similar to Nazi propaganda

A Polish director with Jewish heritage made a movie about the migrant crisis. The government compared it to Nazi propaganda.

Polish Justice Min. fumes: New movie similar to Nazi propaganda

Neo-Nazi who projected antisemitic message is extradited

Member of Goyim Defense League extradited to Netherlands after allegedly projecting antisemitic message onto Anne Frank House.

Neo-Nazi who projected antisemitic message is extradited

Chabad of Poland to feed Ukrainian refugees over holiday season

Chabad of Poland launches emergency appeal to feed over 5,000 local and Ukrainian Jews during Rosh Hashanah.

Chabad of Poland to feed Ukrainian refugees over holiday season

Germany to commemorate Polish victims of World War II

German government presents plans for “German-Polish House” in Berlin to serve as memorial to Polish victims of World War II.

Germany to commemorate Polish victims of World War II

Mikvah discovered in basement of former strip club in Poland

The Jewish population of Chmielnik, Poland, was decimated in the Holocaust, but the town's mikvah still stands.

Mikvah discovered in basement of former strip club in Poland

Special delegation visits Poland to renovate Jewish graves

An Israeli-American delegation went to Poland to renovate graves to mark anniversary of the Bialystok Ghetto Uprising.

Special delegation visits Poland to renovate Jewish graves

Jewish group: Rise in antisemitic tropes in Polish media

European Jewish Congress condemns politically-motivated antisemitic tropes in Poland, denounces lies of government officials.

Jewish group: Rise in antisemitic tropes in Polish media

Warsaw adopts IHRA working definition of antisemitism

Polish capital becomes the latest in a host of capital cities in the world to adopt this definition.

Warsaw adopts IHRA working definition of antisemitism

Diaspora Minister visits Chabad refugee camp in Poland

Chabad of Poland partners with Diaspora Min. to host summer camp for Ukrainian-Jewish refugees, build school for refugee children.

Diaspora Minister visits Chabad refugee camp in Poland

Poland Chabad hosts summer camp for Jewish refugees from Ukraine

Chabad of Poland partners with Mosaic United & Israel's Diaspora Affairs Min. to host summer programming for 200 Jewish Ukrainian refugees.

Poland Chabad hosts summer camp for Jewish refugees from Ukraine

Ukraine: Jewish refugees flee to Poland following dam collapse

New wave of Ukrainian Jewish refugees en route to Poland in wake of Kakhovka dam collapse, expected to arrive late on Friday afternoon.

Ukraine: Jewish refugees flee to Poland following dam collapse

Polish historian: 'I felt like I was in Poland in the 1930s'

Polish-Canadian historian Jan Grabowski 's lecture on the Holocaust in Poland is canceled after a far-right lawmaker storms the podium.

Polish historian: 'I felt like I was in Poland in the 1930s'

After uproar:

Noa Kirel accepts invitation to visit Poland

Israel's Eurovision representative to visit Poland following her remarks on the Holocaust which upset the country.

Noa Kirel accepts invitation to visit Poland

Wikipedia decision on Holocaust articles 'misses the mark'

Wikipedia disciplines editors in Holocaust distortion dispute but sidesteps debate over Polish complicity.

Wikipedia decision on Holocaust articles 'misses the mark'

Elderly Kyiv Jews return home to bombed out city

After months at the shelter in Poland, the elderly of the Jewish community return home to Kyiv.

Elderly Kyiv Jews return home to bombed out city

Noa Kirel mentions the Holocaust - and raises a storm in Poland

'Do young people in Israel think the Holocaust was caused by Poland?' Polish MP questions.

Noa Kirel mentions the Holocaust - and raises a storm in Poland

AJC CEO discusses Israel and Ukraine with Polish leaders

Ted Deutch meets with Polish PM to discuss ways to engage with Jewish community and Israel.

AJC CEO discusses Israel and Ukraine with Polish leaders

Should an effort be made to better Polish-Israel relations?

Poland has to face its dark actions durng the Holocaust, but Israel must remember that this was not government policy, but individual.Op-ed

Should an effort be made to better Polish-Israel relations?

300 academics condemn Polish attack on Holocaust historian

Yad Vashem joins academics, institutions in condemning Polish government's attacks on Barbara Engelking for saying Poles "failed" Jews.

300 academics condemn Polish attack on Holocaust historian

Gdansk to build memorial on site of former Jewish ghetto

Announcement comes after campaign by activists who worried encroaching development would make creation of monument impossible.

Gdansk to build memorial on site of former Jewish ghetto

Poland:

Man arrested for antisemitic projection on Anne Frank House

Suspect in custody after fleeing to Poland following antisemitic incident at Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.

Man arrested for antisemitic projection on Anne Frank House

Antisemitic Easter display returns to Polish town

Burning effigy of stereotypical Jewish man back in town of Pruchnik after authorities had promised to ban offensive Easter tradition.

Antisemitic Easter display returns to Polish town

Yad Vashem:

'Israel-Poland agreement does not limit freedom of speech'

Israel's Holocaust museum responds to agreement to resume Israeli youth delegations to Poland.

'Israel-Poland agreement does not limit freedom of speech'

Polish deputy PM marks anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Piotr Glinsk pays tribute to heroes of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising at EU parliament commemoration event, denounces recent antisemitic incidents.

Polish deputy PM marks anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Polish citizens who helped Jewish during Holocaust honored

Ceremony led by Polish President Andrzej Duda commemorates Poles who aided Jews during the Holocaust.

Polish citizens who helped Jewish during Holocaust honored

Poland, Israel reach agreement on youth trips, return of amb.

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets Polish counterpart to restore relations damaged by Holocaust legislation in Poland.

Poland, Israel reach agreement on youth trips, return of amb.